Distributing-box for powders.



un. 070,400. Patented my I6, |901.

.1. A. H020. 'DISTRIBUTING BOX FOR PDWDERS'.

(Applicltion lcd Mar. 6, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE.

JOHAN ALBERT HOG, OF CHRISTIANIA, NORWAY.

DISTBIBUTING-BOAX FOR POWDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,400, dated July 16,1901. Application tied Marot s, 1901. serai No. 50,218. oro man.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOHAN ALBERT I-OG,

powder to a certain place which is not readily accessible-for instance,by diseases in the throat or in all deeply-lying organs. The apparatushitherto in use for this purpose haveA all, more or less, had thecharacter of a pepperbox, and the result has been that the powder hasbeen distributed on a larger surface and v in greater quantity thandesired, whereby much powder was wasted, and as a result of the form ofthe apparatus it was nearly impossible to get a small portion of thepowder just on the spot where it was intended to act.

I have therefore constructed a really effective and practical device,which is shown in the annexed drawing.

The device consists of two receptacles placed one inside the other, theouter receptacle being in two parts, forming a boxembracing andinclosing the inner receptacle, which latter receptacle is open at oneend and tapered at the other and perforated at .the end of the taper.

In the drawing the gure is a vertical transv verse cross-section throughthe device.

When' the device is used, theinner receptacle or body B B is filled withpowder and placed in the part A of the outer receptacle,

with'its open end tting against a washer o, of suitable material, placedin the bottom of the part A. The parts A and B of the two receptacles itclosely together, so that no powder o r other material in the innerreceptacle can escape between the walls. The perforated point b of thereceptacle B B is now directed against the spot where it is de sired toapply the powder and by knocking on the bottom a of the part A thepowder is exhausted through the perforation bin the part B', andaccording to the position given to the point of the conevB, nearer to orfarther from the yspot where the powder shall be applied, this willbeconcentrated or spread over a` larger surface. The quantity of powderexhausted is regulated by the number and the force of the knocks. Thecone B may be more or less long, so that its point may be introduced inparts of the human body which are not readily accessible, and thedimensions and form of the device may vary to suit the different use forwhich it is intended. c

It is evidentl that by the use of my device, which is very economical asregards consumption of powder, the desired quantity may be applied onany spot, concentrated or spread, according to the distance between thepoint of the cone and the spot where the powder has to be applied and tothe number and force ofthe knocks. The perforation b may also be fineror wider, as may be desired.

When the device is out of use, the cover A, the bottom of which is ttedwith a small washer c', of felt or the like, against which the point ofthe cone B abuts, is placed on the bottom part A, and the powder is thenhermetically sealed and free from the influence of air and light.

Although my device has been constructed specially for medical use,`it isevident that it will suit equally well for the distribution of anypowder, such as spices, salt, &c.

The shape or configuration of the receptacles is immaterial, and theymay be cylindrical, hat, square, or polygonal or otherwise shaped incross-sectionif they embody the essential features ofv my invention.

1. A distribution-box for powder, consisting of an inner receptaclehaving an open bottom and a tapering perforated end, and a two-partouter receptacle one part embracing and closing the bottom of the innerreceptacle and the other part fitting over and closing the taperingperforated end of the inner re-l ceptacle, substantially as described.

'2. A distribution-box for powder, consisti ing of an inner receptaclehaving an open bottom and a tapering perforated end, of a two-l partouter receptacle one part embracingand closing the bottom of the innerreceptacle and having a washer interposed between the IOC bottom of thetwo parts and the other part naine to this specification in the presenceof fitting over and closing the tapering porfotwo subscribing Witnesses.

rated end of til-@inner receptacle and 11avin T I 41 a Washer arrngedtoabutfagainst the tati JOHAN ALBERT HOLG' 5 pering perforated end,substantially as de- Witnesses:

scribed. HENRY BORDEWICH,

In testimony whereof I have signed my M. ALGER.

